Su Ru left, bringing with her a faint fragrance. The entire East Garden lost its luster. Chu Li felt inexplicably melancholic.
He used his spiritual energy to nourish the two seeds and planted them. They quickly germinated and grew rapidly. After two days, they broke out of the soil and revealed their tender green sprouts.
He noticed that they grew exceptionally fast and their growth rate doubled. One month was shortened to ten days. Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
In the early morning, the white mist was like a veil, rolling over the Vast Lake like a dream.
Su Ru appeared with a faint fragrance. She gracefully stood in front of the Moonlight Orchid parterre and looked at Chu Li with a smile. "Are you really done?"
Chu Li pointed at the six jade boxes on the stone table.
Su Ru smiled. "So fast?"
"Practice makes perfect." Chu Li smiled. "The temptation of rank six is too great. This time, I risked my life."
Su Ru said, "Rank six is worth it. Once you enter the middle level, you can enter the Wisdom Tower to read some secret books. I'm sure you'll be interested."
"Yes." Chu Li smiled and nodded.
The fourth floor of the Wisdom Tower was called the Unusual Scriptures Pavilion. Only rank six could enter. There were incomplete scriptures and secret stories that ordinary people could not understand.
"Chief, can I enter the Hall of Martial Arts?"
"Hall of Martial Arts?" Su Ru was stunned. "You still haven't given up and want to practice martial arts?"
Chu Li smiled.
"Of course you can. You're rank six. You can see the best secret books." Su Ru said regretfully. "Unfortunately, the better the martial arts, the stronger the foundation."
Martial arts was no different from other subjects. For example, learning advanced mathematics without a good foundation was like reading a book from heaven.
"There must be some who take the unconventional path, right?"
"Hmm … there are some, but it's best not to practice."
"I'm just curious."
"The ranks in the Public House are universal. Once you reach rank six, you can see the secret books of the Enlightened Master's Boundary. Although the secret books are important, you can't practice without enough resources!"
Chu Li nodded.
Practicing martial arts was similar to studying medicine in the future. With a good teacher, frequent practice, and watching high-level surgeries, one could not become a miracle doctor just by reading a medical book.
"Chu Li, you're a smart person. I don't have to say anything but I still have to remind you. Don't practice martial arts before you've built your foundation!"
"Thank you, Director!"
"Sigh … You …" Suru smiled and shook her head. She felt that Chu Li would not listen to her advice.
— —
The Martial Arts Hall was a towering bronze building, almost identical to the library. It stood behind the vast and empty training field, its bronze luster flashing.
The training field was paved with red mud, and there were hundreds of people sparring. It was very lively.
Chu Li went to the Martial Arts Hall alone. Lee Yue was worried about the Moonlight Orchid, so he stayed on the island to guard it.
After entering the gate of the Martial Arts Hall, a long sandalwood cabinet blocked the way. Behind it sat two beautiful girls, both dressed in light green robes. They smiled and bowed.
Chu Li handed over his waist tag. The two young ladies looked at him in surprise. It was rare to see such a young rank-6. They quickly handed over a bronze waist tag.
Chu Li glanced at it. There were four white clouds carved on the bronze plate.
The two girls bowed and gestured for him to go upstairs.
Chu Li nodded and walked up the stairs to the fourth floor. Two middle-aged Protectors were guarding the stairs. They glanced at Chu Li's waist tag but did not stop him.
The two middle-aged men were only rank-9 Protectors.
But it was enough. Even rank-9 Scribes would not dare to force their way in, much less rank-9 Protectors. If they tried to force their way in, they would be kicked out and lose the chance to re-enter.
When he stepped onto the fourth floor, it was suddenly deserted.
There were fewer people and fewer bookshelves. Unlike the second and third floor, which were densely packed with bookshelves, there were only five bookshelves on the fourth floor. Each shelf had about a hundred books.
The books here were not allowed to be taken out of the building, nor were they allowed to be copied. One could only memorize them and come back if they could not memorize them. The second and third floors were crowded, but there were only five people on the fourth floor. It was as deserted as a library.
Chu Li flipped through the secret manuals on the shelves. They were all Enlightened Mastery's heart techniques and martial arts. Every single one of them would cause a bloodbath.
He flipped through them one by one. After half a day, he had memorized half of the bookshelf. He planned to use five days to memorize all the secret manuals.
— —
He put the last secret manual back, stretched, and strolled out of the Martial Arts Hall. All the secret manuals on the top floor were in his mind. He wanted to go back and choose which one to practice.
He left the Martial Arts Hall and crossed the martial arts field, but he was stopped halfway.
Zhuo Feiyang was dressed in a sapphire blue robe. He crossed his arms and smiled coldly as he stood in front of Chu Li. Zhao Ying looked worried.
Chu Li frowned at him.
Zhuo Feiyang scoffed. "Chu Li, what are you doing here?!"
Chu Li glanced at him and ignored him. He continued to walk forward.
Zhuo Feiyang was confident that he would be able to avenge himself. He blocked Chu Li's path again. "Chu Li, you're scared!"
"I'm scared!" Chu Li nodded and said seriously, "I'm scared of a shameless person like you. I can't afford to offend you, but I can at least avoid you, right?"
"Let's fight again!" Zhuo Feiyang scoffed. "Don't think you're strong. You're just a piece of trash who can't practice martial arts!"
Chu Li smiled. "You think I can fight you just because you want to?"
He shook his head and sighed. "Zhuo Feiyang, if you have the time, go back and practice martial arts. Stop embarrassing yourself and tarnishing the reputation of a genius!"
Zhuo Feiyang's face darkened. He gritted his teeth. He was no match for Chu Li when it came to words. He took out an invitation and threw it at Chu Li. "Catch!"
The invitation was like a hidden weapon, fast and ruthless.
Chu Li caught it and flipped it open. He smiled and shook his head. "I don't accept it!"
"Chu Li, you coward!" Zhuo Feiyang's face darkened. He laughed coldly. "You don't deserve to be a man!"
Chu Li laughed. "Zhuo Feiyang, it's not up to you to decide whether I deserve to be a man or not. Oh right, remember our bet from last time. You're now my Protector!"
Zhuo Feiyang laughed.
Chu Li looked at him calmly.
Zhuo Feiyang laughed for a while before he stopped. He pointed at Chu Li and laughed. "Chu Li, are you confused? You want me to be your Protector?"
Chu Li nodded. "You've lost the bet. You don't want to?"
"Heh, even if I wanted to, the Public House's rules wouldn't allow it!" Zhuo Feiyang laughed proudly. "You want me to be your Protector? Heh, do you think you're worthy? I'm rank seven! "
"So, you don't want to?" Chu Li asked.
Zhuo Feiyang's smile disappeared. His face darkened. "We'll talk about it when you've become rank six. I do want to, but I didn't say when!"
Chu Li laughed. "So, as long as I'm rank six, you'll be my Protector?"
"If you can become rank six, of course I want to!" Zhuo Feiyang laughed again. "But if you want to become rank six, you'll have to wait another twenty years. By then, I'll be rank four or even rank three. You're not even worthy to be my Protector!"
Chu Li shook his head.
Zhuo Feiyang laughed. "That's why I said, Chu Li, you're useless. You'll never be able to make a comeback. You can only kneel before me. Hahaha! "
Chu Li looked at him from head to toe.
Zhuo Feiyang saw that Chu Li was looking at him strangely. His heart skipped a beat. He became angry. "You don't want to? Then accept my challenge! "
"Forget it. Move away." Chu Li shook his head. "If you don't move away, I'll punch myself!"
Zhuo Feiyang glared at him. "Chu Li, don't you have any shame?"
Chu Li smiled. "Do you think you have any shame?"
As he spoke, he walked towards Zhuo Feiyang. Zhuo Feiyang took a step back and scoffed. "You coward. I'll let you go this time!"
Chu Li smiled. He shook his head and walked away.
Zhao Ying frowned. "Brother Zhuo, let's forget about it."
"Sister Zhao, you can't sympathize with this guy. He's a wolf. If you have the chance, you should kill him. Otherwise, he'll bite you!"
"Brother Chu Li can't cultivate inner energy. Brother Zhuo, your actions are despicable!" Zhao Ying scoffed.
Zhuo Feiyang stared at Chu Li's back and shook his head.
Zhao Ying scoffed. "Brother Zhuo, let's spar!"
Zhuo Feiyang frowned.
"Brother Zhuo?" Zhao Ying's face turned cold.
Zhuo Feiyang was deep in thought.
"Brother Zhuo!" Zhao Ying shouted.
She did not like Zhuo Feiyang, but she did not like Chu Li either. Her kind nature made her sympathize with the weak. Chu Li was no match for him. He would only suffer.
Zhuo Feiyang raised his head and smiled. He frowned again. "I have a feeling that he has a trick up his sleeve. It's not appropriate!"
"Brother Zhuo, I can't stand your narrow-mindedness. You're a real man!" Zhao Ying laughed coldly.
Zhuo Feiyang shook his head. "My instincts are very accurate. They've never been wrong. They've saved my life many times!"
Zhao Ying turned and left.
Chu Li stood at the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back. The lake breeze caressed his face. Zhuo Feiyang wanted to avenge himself. Of course, Chu Li had to fulfill his wish. However, he could not lose face in front of the Third Lady.
This was related to the Spirit Land. He had to keep a low profile.
He had the right to choose the venue. Based on Zhuo Feiyang's personality, he would definitely use the Martial Arts Hall to avenge himself in front of everyone.
Chu Li quickly returned to the East Garden. He wrote two invitations and asked Li Yue to deliver them.
Li Yue looked at the invitations and looked up at him.
Chu Li smiled. "Thank you, Brother Li."
Li Yue said, "Brother, what are you playing at this time? Challenging Zhuo Feiyang again? "
Chu Li smiled and nodded.
"… Alright, I bet he'll accept without hesitation!" Li Yue shook his head. "But are you really confident?"
"I'll have to try."
"Isn't it too risky?" Li Yue was worried. "He's rank seven now!"
"Winning or losing is normal. It's not a big deal."
"Sigh … You're really ambitious!"
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